I've honestly just been using a Korg Sq-1 to sequence/control everything. It's a primitive setup but I'm really liking it so far. I originally bought the Lil Monster as a second oscillator for my Microbrute and then spiraled out of control from there...

Hi, so far I have the Pittsburgh 10.1 plus and Wasp filter. Any advice or suggestions would be very helpful. I'm in a synthwave band sounding mostly 80s newwave and punk. Im hoping my rack is linked to this thread. The rack name is Mr. Wiggles.

I am controlling it with a beatstep pro and a midi keyboard.

EDITED Jan 31st 2016, 19:40

E560 Sounds very interesting to me!
Did you use other modules in that clip?

Do you plan to use any external controllers?

Multi-tracked, but I think this is a good indication of the kinds of sounds you can get with the E560. Using the feedback facility, you can even use it as a stand alone sound source. Highly recommend this great module!

Thoughts on completing this? I was considering buying another oscillator?

This module image change was a definite downgrade .

Recently purchased a Mutable Instrument Links from @grieve. Transaction was simple, shipping was swift and well packaged. Module was as described in good condition. Seller was courteous and responsive to requests. Much appreciated.

Am I the only one who thinks either the position of the Pre/Post, and the Mute/Solo button should be swapped, or the position of the Level, and Send pot?
---added---
Now it looks right – thank you! :)

EDITED Mar 14th 2016, 16:45

Awwww, unfortunate. Thanks for the response and good work.

That would be a big change. In fact the whole database has to be changed. This will not happen, sorry.

Hey,
Instead of going by 1HP increments on the rack, can you do .5 increments. Being that each Shop Panel is 17 HP and an MPanel is 8HP going to .5 for the edges would make it nice since the smallest "module" is 1HP and I can cut up proper spacing for the edges of shop panels and Mpanels and add them. I would like to do some work and go through the serge modules and add them so custom panels/mpanels are easier to make and have proper spacing for the edges of the panels. Is this possible or something that can be easily done? Thanks!!

@bunyi_acak, @LiquidYzer, @mexicane, @moriyama, @tobi and @piticha are all great sellers!

Qu-Bit Electronix vi facebook: Current HP is 24. It will be slightly larger on the final version after we add aux send/return.

Just had a great experience with a purchase from @grieve, communication was clear, shipping was fast, and the module was just as I expected. Thanks!

Replaced MI Branches with DubJr Mk 2 because Chronoblob is too much HP and Clocked Delay > Bernoulli Gates.
Replace Discrete OTA VCF with Quad Temporal Shifter? Already have Moog and Three Sisters for filters.
* Could always get the VCF later and swap as needed.
Replace Linix with Tangle Quartet and O'Tool?

Still never get: Branches, Shades, Quantum Rainbow, Chronoblob, Warps, Yarns, OmniMod, uScale,
Discrete VCF, Telharmonic, O'Tool, Tangle Quartet, Hats, Variatic Erumption.

EDITED Feb 7th 2016, 15:17

This is my first attempt at putting together an "ideal" rack. I'm aiming to build the lower half first to get started making patches and learning the ropes. The upper half is more for explorations into the unknown - once I have a handle on patching, this will constitute the polyphonic side of the rack

https://cdn.modulargrid.net/img/racks/modulargrid_240568.jpg

EDITED Jan 25th 2016, 22:44

The WMD/SSF collaborations/modules are listed as SSF
https://www.modulargrid.net/e/steady-state-fate-mmf

Cheers,

KNYST

Already in the database:
https://www.modulargrid.net/e/other-unknown-nobots-double-buff

Disting in LFO mode

Mult on left info
1. pitch out from Microbrute
2. Gate out from Microbrute
3. Envelope from Microbrute - set at 0 attack, 2.5 decay, 7 sustain, 0 release

Audio by PERSONATOR
Images by oktored

Please enjoy with a proper sound system or headphones.

You want to say something very original and sophisticated, but you don't know what?

Introduce yourself, or say Hello!
-- solitud
Hello again

Doing well really loving this site

I've gained a little control after a buying spree

Still have some gear in boxes after a move dabocle.

Posting new track in the other thread.

CHECK IT OUT PLEASE.

Also new record coming out soon look for that.

You probably need to figure out what desnity means before you judge ;-))

i think a part of the pleasure is to build it, am i right ?
That's what I thought and still think ;-)
Don't stick to my list too much, it's incomplete.
Just looking at the starter systems will get you an idea of what to get.

Starting something new is alwas fun. In my case it's not so new anymore
but the fun kept coming. Only your own experience will tell what is right.
Your system will change anyway as you go along and learn.
Just allow enough time to learn the modules you get,
because it's the player, not the gear.
Fun to you!

Somehow didn't think of this earlier. There is a guy with the handle
The Tuesday Night Machineswith who has a series of very useful videos on modular on youtube:

EDITED Jan 25th 2016, 19:36

Not really, but the guitar pedal is just a few components soldered point to point, so my guess is it isn't deep at all.

Send them an email and ask.

Cheers,

KNYST

Thank you wiggler55550 !

You helped a lot !

Yes i go for Eurorack, like you said, a lot of choice.
The Doepfer starter kit is nice...but i think a part of the pleasure is to build it, am i right ?

So basically, for a good start, i need :

• Oscillator module
• Envelope module
• Filter module
• Lfo module

Again thank you for the infos and your time

EDITED Jan 22nd 2016, 20:07

panel typo: "Desnity" instead of "Density"

Simply a fantastic and so versatile module. Brings you to a very strict way of synthesis….and much more!

Welcome soissons!

As for how to start I can tell you what I did: I collected used Doepfer modules (and anything else cheap I could find). I just wanted to avoid sinking thousands into new gear while figuring out if modular was for me. After I had a basic collection I got a (new) power supply and built a case out of cardboard. -

That said, you will first want to get the most basic modules : Oscillator, envelope, filter, lfo. Depending on what you want to do you will need some kind of note producing controller to actually play notes. Like a keyboard, midi interface, sequencer or even an lfo and a quantizer to give you stepped sequences of notes out of continuous voltages.

And no, you don't have to go full Doepfer (or any other brand). The beauty of modular is that you can combine any modules from the same format. Since you named Doepfer that would be Eurorack which IMO is a good start because it is cheaper than other formats and it has the greatest variety of modules to choose from (currently something like 800, not sure)

Hope that helped?

P.S.
Doepfer has ready made systems too: http://www.doepfer.de/a100s_e.htm
Pittsburgh has what probably ist just enough to be called modular: http://www.thomann.de/de/pittsburgh_modular_system_10.htm?gclid=CImXsfLou8oCFeTnwgod7rYHdw

My own 2x84 rack of around 50% used stuff looks like this:
I have around 1200 EUR in it.

EDITED Jan 21st 2016, 21:16

Thanks @Donics! Good seller :-)

Hello guys !

I'm pretty new to the "modular world" but i find it exciting.
I'm going to start a 84HP "cheapo" eurorack (with the Doepfer A-100LC3 Low Cost Case)

I need yours advice to build a "basic" system to start, cheap as possible, Max 500-700 euros ...(my budget is very...well...not very modular :)

A 84HP to start playing with, learn basics, experiment, etc...
And i can improve it, after some time (and money save )
Do i have to go "full" doepfer ? Some module are essential to start?

Thank you guys for your time ;)

PS: if you can point me to "cheapo" example "racks" here on modularGrid racks page, that would be cool

@gis_sweden, come on you, not worth the trouble

@Endorfinity good and helpful seller. No problems at all :-)

Anyone know the depth of this module? Just want to make sure it will fit in the skiff before I order one. Thanks!

Unfortunately, there seem to be no infos regarding the power consumption of modules by The Harvestman, neither in the MG database, nor on the Harvestman's website.

Above all, I need this for Kermit and for English Tear, because the power supply of my Erica skiffs is walking on the edge.
Anybody out there who knows?

bought item from Flipster100 - very helpful, nice to deal with - would easily buy something from Flipster100 again!

I'll take 50 items.

Although WO is top notch thing, it is very sensitive to the power source. There are numerous reports about broken modules because of power.

Greetings Knobs. I'm new to modular, but not new to synths by any means. I'm looking at building a 44 space dotcom-based system to complement/supplement my new Moog Voyager XL. I plan on using the internal voices as much as possible, but use the modular to mangle/modulate. That's why there are so many filters/effects in a system this big, but it only has one oscillator of its own.

From reading on the Moog forum, I read that the dotcom FFB isn't as good as the mos-lab. Mos-Lab has some crazy back order wait time currently. What other options are there? Is the club of knobs FFB any good? I like that the dotcom has a CV assistant module, is that feature common in other brands?

One more newb question: I read on the analog craftsman description of the 4x Insturment Interface module about differences in impedance levels between modular and Insturment & line levels. Can I connect the output of a mixer module directly to my audio interface? Or to the audio input on my voyager? Or maybe a better question is, what's the last module my signal should pass through before leaving the synth?

looks cool! i'm working on a lunchbox also. quite hard to decide what all to put in. at first i thought i may want two oscillators, but having the synthrotek mult as a kindof "must buy" for the case, i think one oscillator and more fun modulation stuff may be a better bang for the buck.

EDITED Apr 22nd 2024, 16:32

can't wait for NAMM...

EDITED Jan 15th 2016, 09:08

To day an ADSR arrived from @Flesh_Candy. No problems :-)

No sequencing needed maybe for modulation? wich modules will i need for a good starting setup?

@hadj shipped an M303 to the Netherlands. Super fast! Nice and swift communication. Thanks very much! : )

Ok, is sequencing going to be something you'll need? There's not a lot of modular happening in that vid, but the basic sound to me sounds like a pair of oscillators doing FM, the. Possibly through a filter. If you're not afraid of digital oscs, I'd recommend an Intellijel shapeshifter or harvestman hertz donut. Both are dual osc designs with fm routing and other functions. I personally have 2 shapeshifters, because it's insanely flexible and always giving me surprising sounds. Everything from chords, (I'm big on dubby chord stabs) deep fm, digital shifting wave table sounds, etc.

Ok budget won't be a problem. I'll start looking for the book you recommended. The sound I'm looking for:

I aimed for around $2000 initially. Within 3 years though my system is what it is now. :)

If you're bored of traditional synths, if recommend exploring some west coast/buchla techniques which are timbrally much more expressive and different sounding. Look up wave folding, dynamic FM, etc.

So, let's start by figuring out exactly the kind of sounds you hope to make and start from there.

There's a long out of print book by Allen Strange called Electronic Music Systems, Techniques and Controls (1972).

However you can find the pdf online fairly easily.

Pff, i have so manny questions don't know where 2 begin. For the last years i have being working with regular synths, but i can't seem the get the sound i'am looking for. I want to expand my know how of synthesis in general and dive deeper into the matter. What kind of budget should i be thinking about? Any good books on the subject maybe?

EDITED Jan 13th 2016, 16:48